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Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Actor, also producer · Born September 10, 1960 (66) · Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · 2 BAFTA Awards · 6 other major award bodies

Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English actor and producer. He is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2011, Firth was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and appeared in Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. Identified in the mid-1980s with the "Brit Pack" of rising young British actors, he had leading roles in A Month in the Country (1987), Tumbledown(1988) and Valmont (1989). His portrayal of Mr Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice drew widespread attention. It led to roles in more prominent films such as The English Patient (1996), Shakespeare in Love (1998), The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), and Love Actually (2003). He starred as Mark Darcy in the Bridget Jones film series (2001–2025). Also, he acted in the musical comedy Mamma Mia! (2008) and its 2018 sequel. Firth won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of King George VI in the historical drama The King's Speech (2010). He was previously Oscar-nominated for his role as a grieving gay man in the romantic drama A Single Man (2009), which earned him the BAFTA Award and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. He subsequently played secret agent Harry Hart in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) and its 2017 sequel. He also performed in films such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Mary Poppins Returns (2018), 1917 (2019), The Secret Garden, Supernova (both 2020), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). For his roles on television, he received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his portrayals of Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart in the BBC film Conspiracy (2001) and Michael Peterson in the HBO limited series The Staircase (2022). In 2012, he founded the production company Raindog Films, under which he served as a producer for Eye in the Sky (2015) and Loving (2016). His films have grossed more than $3 billion from 42 releases worldwide. Firth has campaigned for the rights of Indigenous people and is a member of Survival International. He has also campaigned on issues such as asylum seekers, refugees' rights, and the environment. He commissioned and co-authored a scientific paper on differences in brain structure between people with different political orientations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Colin Firth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 10, 1960 (66)
From
Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
79 on MovieCove · 113 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Colin Firth's films like?

Across their 76 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 73 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 32 · Serious 14 · Dark 27

A split, not a type: Grounded 39 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 18

Gentle 24 · Charged 32 · Intense 17

Steady 45 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 3

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 40 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 12

Slow burn 46 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 5

A split, not a type: Casual 35 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 12

A split, not a type: Easy watch 28 · Affecting 23 · Heavy 22

Resolved 51 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

57 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 25 of 57 analyzed roles.

Hero
25 of 57
Mentor
7 of 57
Shapeshifter
7 of 57
Ally
6 of 57
Shadow
6 of 57
Herald
5 of 57
Trickster
1 of 57
Show the 57 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
29
Melancholic
35
Joyful
22
Romantic
23
Contemplative
23
Other
89

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy25
  • Bittersweet35
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Colin Firth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 79 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Subscription and free streaming for Colin Firth's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

113 credits, 79 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Disclosure Day(2026)

    as Noah Scanlon

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Young Sherlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sir Bucephalus Hodge

  • Wild Asia: Life at Extremes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Lockerbie: A Search for Truth(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jim Swire

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • Luther: Never Too Much(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Rye Lane(2023)

    as Love Guac’tually Server (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Empire of Light(2022)

    as Donald Ellis

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • The Staircase(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Michael Peterson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
  • Operation Mincemeat(2021)

    as Ewen Montagu

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Mothering Sunday(2021)

    as Mr Godfrey Niven

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Supernova(2020)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • The Secret Garden(2020)

    as Lord Archibald Craven

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • 1917(2019)

    as General Erinmore

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Mary Poppins Returns(2018)

    as Wilkins / Wolf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • The Command(2018)

    as Commodore David Russell

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • The Happy Prince(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Reggie Turner

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Mercy(2018)

    as Donald Crowhurst

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Kingsman: The Golden Circle(2017)

    as Harry Hart

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Red Nose Day Actually (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Jamie

  • Loving(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Genius(2016)

    as Max Perkins

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Eye in the Sky(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Kingsman: The Secret Service(2014)

    as Harry Hart / Galahad

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Magic in the Moonlight(2014)

    as Stanley Crawford

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • The Railway Man(2013)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Devil's Knot(2013)

    as Ron Lax

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Stars in Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Steve

  • Arthur Newman(2012)

    as Arthur Newman

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Gambit(2012)

    as Harry Deane

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(2011)

    as Bill Haydon

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • OK! TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The King's Speech(2010)

    as King George VI

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Main Street(2010)

    as Gus Leroy

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Steve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Steve

  • Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • A Single Man(2009)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • A Christmas Carol(2009)

    as Fred (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Dorian Gray(2009)

    as Lord Henry Wotton

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • A Summer in Genoa(2008)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Easy Virtue(2008)

    as Mr. Whittaker

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Mamma Mia!(2008)

    as Harry Bright

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Accidental Husband(2008)

    as Richard Braxton

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • In Prison My Whole Life(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • St. Trinian's(2007)

    as Geoffrey Thwaites

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • When Did You Last See Your Father?(2007)

    as Blake Morrison

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Then She Found Me(2007)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • The Last Legion(2007)

    as Aurelius

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Russell

  • Born Equal(2006)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Nanny McPhee(2005)

    as Mr. Brown

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Where the Truth Lies(2005)

    as Vince

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Trauma(2004)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring(2003)

    as Johannes Vermeer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Love Actually(2003)

    as Jamie Bennett

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Hope Springs(2003)

    as Colin Ware

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • What a Girl Wants(2003)

    as Henry Dashwood

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • The Importance of Being Earnest(2002)

    as John “Jack” Worthing

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Four Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Allen Portland

  • Conspiracy(2001)

    as Dr. Wilhelm Stuckart

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Bridget Jones's Diary(2001)

    as Mark Darcy

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Donovan Quick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Donovan Quick

  • Relative Values(2000)

    as Peter Ingleton

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Turn of the Screw(1999)

    as Master

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • The Secret Laughter of Women(1998)

    as Matthew Field

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • My Life So Far(1999)

    as Edward Pettigrew

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Blackadder: Back & Forth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as William Shakespeare

  • Shakespeare in Love(1998)

    as Lord Wessex

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • A Thousand Acres(1997)

    as Jess Clark

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Fever Pitch(1997)

    as Paul Ashworth

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Nostromo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · as Charles Gould

  • The English Patient(1996)

    as Geoffrey Clifton

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Charles Holroyd

  • Pride and Prejudice(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mr. Darcy

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Circle of Friends(1995)

    as Simon Westward

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • The Deep Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Freddie Page

  • Ruth Rendell: Master of the Moor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Stephen Whalby

  • Playmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Ross Talbert / Michael Condren

  • The Advocate(1993)

    as Richard Courtois

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Hostages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as John McCarthy

  • Mad at the Moon(1992)

    as Barber (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Holroyd · as Freddie Page

  • Out of the Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Alan

  • Femme Fatale(1991)

    as Joseph Prince

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Wings of Fame(1990)

    as Brian Smith

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Valmont(1989)

    as Valmont

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Apartment Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Adrian LeDuc

  • Tumbledown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Robert Lawrence

  • The Play on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan

  • The Secret Garden(1987)

    as Adult Colin Craven

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • A Month in the Country(1987)

    as Tom Birkin

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Stephen Whalby

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
  • Lost Empires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 7 episodes · as Richard Herncastle

  • Sunday Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Lawrence

  • Nineteen Nineteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Young Alexander

  • Dutch Girls(1985)

    as Neil Truelove

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Courtois

  • Camille(1984)

    as Armand Duval

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Another Country(1984)

    as Tommy Judd

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Crown Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as PC Franklin

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Armand

  • Bare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Cry to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • New York Will Eat You Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Red Herring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Simmons

  • The Joy of Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Alex Comfort

  • Untitled Berlin Noir Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show as Paul Lohser

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 113 titles, 107 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19512026

Peak 2009 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 46 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 4 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting108 of 113: 107 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thProducing6 of 113: 5 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score85th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s23 · acting2000s29 · 28 acting · 1 crew2010s25 · 23 acting · 3 crew2020s14 · 12 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 34% of 64 roles
84949904091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Golden Globe, 2 BAFTA Awards, 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 3 other major awards from 24 major nominations, 1989–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Leading Actor
  2. 2024
    • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
  3. 2023
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
  4. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  5. 2017
    • Producers Guild Award, won
  6. 2011
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor
  7. 2010
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead
  8. 2009
    • Venice award, won · Best Actor
Show 6 earlier years
  1. 2002
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
  2. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  3. 1999
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
  4. 1997
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
  5. 1996
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  6. 1989
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Colin Firth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 75; across their 73 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 73

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 73

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 73

Midcredits score across 79 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th31
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 79 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser42
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed17

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 71 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Colin Firth's work okay for kids?

Across up to 54 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore41 titles4–84 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity54 titles6–72 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity42 titles9–74 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs41 titles11–64 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense43 titles6–75 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Colin Firth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Colin Firth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eric Fellner shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers